PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roope Hartikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roope Hartikainen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hal Jordan's chin.

Hartikainen
vs
Jordan

187 cm
20
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
170 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roope Hartikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hal Jordan!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jordan ducks under a wild hook from Hartikainen.
Hartikainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hartikainen misses with a few strikes there.

Jordan cracks Hartikainen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jordan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hartikainen to stand back up!

Hartikainen is rocked!

It looks like Roope Hartikainen has been cut.
Jordan walks into a jab.
Hartikainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Jordan is just out of range.
Jordan missing with a left hand there. Hartikainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hartikainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Hartikainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Hartikainen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartikainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hartikainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hartikainen.
Hartikainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jordan manages to avoid it.
Jordan tries to clinch there but Hartikainen circles away.

Hartikainen drops Jordan with a beautiful combination! Jordan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hartikainen is looking for the KO!

Jordan is rocked!
Jordan blocks a jab.
Jordan is still on wobbly legs! Can Hartikainen finish him?
Hartikainen tries to bum rush Jordan with a series of wild strikes but Jordan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jordan slips under a jab from Hartikainen.
Hartikainen throws a hook but Jordan avoids it easily.
Hartikainen tries to bum rush Jordan with a series of wild strikes but Jordan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jordan slips a jab and a cross from Hartikainen.
Hartikainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartikainen misses with a few strikes there.
Hartikainen misses with the combination.
Hartikainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hartikainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Hartikainen throws a big shot that misses.
Hartikainen throws a hook but Jordan blocks it.
Hartikainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Hartikainen misses.
Hartikainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jordan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartikainen throws a lazy right hand but Jordan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hartikainen swinging wildly here.
Hartikainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jordan defending well as Hartikainen loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Jordan.
Jordan slips under a jab from Hartikainen.
Jordan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hartikainen scores with a jab to the body.
Hartikainen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hartikainen is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartikainen swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Hartikainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartikainen misses with a double jab.
Hartikainen misses with a looping left.
Hartikainen throws a right hand that Jordan ducks under and follows up with a left that Jordan also avoids with ease.
Jordan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hartikainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hartikainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hartikainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Roope Hartikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Hartikainen does no damage.
A punch combination from Hartikainen misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roope Hartikainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roope Hartikainen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hartikainen misses the jab.
Hartikainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hartikainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jordan.
A punch combination from Hartikainen misses.
Jordan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jordan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartikainen.
Jordan blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hartikainen pinned against the cage. Hartikainen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hartikainen throws a nice looking combination but Jordan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Hartikainen lands a beautiful left hook that drops Jordan. Jordan tries to recover but Hartikainen is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Jordan lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roope Hartikainen!